MNF Preview: Broncos Face the Chiefs at Arrowhead

Longtime Chief, Charles, Returns to Arrowhead Since Joining Broncos

The fans at Arrowhead Stadium will the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs when they take their seats on Monday night. ESPN will have the Monday Night Football telecast as always. The game will kickoff around 8:30 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Chiefs as -7-point favorites versus the Broncos, while the game’s total opened at 44.5. The line is still -7, but the total has dropped to 42.

Jamaal Charles’ life in football over the last two years has been a series of up-and-down emotions for the 30-year-old running back. He played 51 home games for the Chiefs at Arrowhead and rushed for 7,260 yards. The four-time Pro-Bowl running back also added 2,457 receiving and scored 63 touchdowns over nine seasons in Kansas City.

Charles tore the ACL in his right knee in October 2015. The injury cost him the most of the season. In 2016 he returned to the field, but knee inflammation limited him to only 12 carries in three games.

The Chiefs parted ways with the aging Charles in February. He signed in May with the Broncos.

Chiefs Want to Stop the Run

Kansas City was a 31-30 loser in its last match on the road against the Oakland Raiders. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 61 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Chiefs wanted to stop the run last week against Oakland. They succeeded. The team held the Raiders to 88 yards on the ground. Oakland quarterback Derek Carr gashed Kansas City’s pass defense for 417 yards though. It led his club to a 31-30 comeback victory.

The Chiefs found the successor to Charles in this year’s draft with Kareem Hunt. His historic start helped smooth over the ire that was conjured up by the departure of Charles, especially to the Broncos. Hunt has emerged as a leading Rookie of the Year candidate. The Chiefs rank second in the league at 29.6 points per game.

Hunt leads the NFL with 717 rushing yards. He also has 25 catches for 285 yards with six total touchdowns. He hasn’t scored in the last four games. He topped 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first seven games. That is a league record he hopes to extend Monday night.

Broncos Offense is Struggling to find Rhythm

Denver was a 21-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers. They failed to cover the +0-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 21 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Charles is averaging only eight touches per game through the Broncos’ first six games. More touches for Charles appears what the struggling offense needs. The Broncos seem to play their best when running the football and controlling things with the defense.

Recent Form

Name

Record

ATS

Offense

Defense

Diff

ATS Home

ATS Away

OU Record

OU Home

OU Away

Denver

3-3

2-3-1

18.00

19.67

-1.67

2-1-1

0-2

3-3

2-2

1-1

Kansas City

5-2

5-2

29.57

23.00

6.57

2-1

3-1

5-2

2-1

3-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

DEN

18.78

13.14

5.64

KC

13.27

17.23

-3.96

Yards Per Pass

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

DEN

9.93

9.41

0.52

KC

11.18

13.88

-2.7

Yards Per Rush

Name

Offense

Defense

Differential

DEN

4.14

3.04

1.1

KC

5.16

4.71

0.45

Team Records

Denver Broncos

Name

Record

Home

Away

ATS

ATS Home

ATS Away

Offense

Defense

Diff

Overall

3-3

3-1

0-2

2-3-1

2-1-1

0-2

18.00

19.67

-1.67

vs Conf

2-2

2-0

0-2

1-2-1

1-0-1

0-2

14.00

19.50

-5.50

vs Div

2-1

2-0

0-1

1-1-1

1-0-1

0-1

13.33

17.33

-4.00

Last 3

1-2

1-1

0-1

1-2

1-1

0-1

8.67

18.00

-9.33

Kansas City Chiefs

Name

Record

Home

Away

ATS

ATS Home

ATS Away

Offense

Defense

Diff

Overall

5-2

2-1

3-1

5-2

2-1

3-1

29.57

23.00

6.57

vs Conf

3-2

0-1

3-1

3-2

0-1

3-1

30.20

24.20

6.00

vs Div

1-1

0-0

1-1

1-1

0-0

1-1

27.00

20.50

6.50

Last 3

1-2

0-1

1-1

1-2

0-1

1-1

28.33

28.00

0.33

Supergrid

Title

Stat

Rank

Stat

Rank

Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense

18.00

24

23.00

21

Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense

218.50

14

254.67

24

Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense

90.00

22

137.33

27

Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense

29.57

2

19.67

9

Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense

238.67

14

179.50

6

Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense

102.67

22

77.50

3

Head To Head Summary

Name

Record

ATS

OU

Score

Rush

YPR

PA

CP

PY

TY

TO +/-

Denver

7-3

5-5

4-4-2

25.10

112.20

3.90

37.10

57.41

263.90

376.10

1.60

Kansas City

3-7

5-5

4-4-2

20.60

128.90

4.62

33.10

58.31

179.50

308.40

1.20

Head To Head Detail

Date

Away

Home

Score

Line

Total

OU Result

ARY

APY

ATY

ATT

HRY

HPY

HTY

HTT

Away Team Attempts

Home Team Attempts

Away Team Completions

Home Team Completions

Dec 25, 2016

DEN

KC

10-33

63

183

246

3

238

246

484

1

Nov 27, 2016

KC

DEN

30-27

83

190

273

0

124

340

464

1

Nov 15, 2015

KC

DEN

29-13

106

197

303

0

69

152

221

5

Sep 17, 2015

DEN

KC

31-24

61

238

299

1

144

170

314

5

Nov 30, 2014

DEN

KC

29-16

214

174

388

1

41

110

151

3

Sep 14, 2014

KC

DEN

17-24

133

247

380

0

88

237

325

0

Dec 1, 2013

DEN

KC

35-28

132

403

535

2

159

293

452

1

Nov 17, 2013

KC

DEN

17-27

144

200

344

1

104

323

427

1

Dec 30, 2012

KC

DEN

3-38

93

26

119

0

172

316

488

1

Nov 25, 2012

DEN

KC

17-9

95

273

368

1

148

116

264

1

NFL Betting Trends

Denver Broncos

Denver is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games

Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver’s last 6 games on the road

Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City

Denver is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Kansas City

Denver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Kansas City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 7 games

Kansas City is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Kansas City is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home

The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City’s last 15 games at home

Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver

Kansas City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Denver

Kansas City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Denver

Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Denver